Managing the Human Animal - Couverture rigide

Nicholson, Nigel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1587990318 ISBN 13 : 9781587990311

Editeur : Texere Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Time and time again, managers have tried to flatten hierarchies, eliminate office politics, and quell interdepartmental rivalry - but to no avail. Why? The new science of evolutionary psychology argues that these managers are working against human nature - emotional and behavioural 'hardwiring' that is the legacy of our Stone Age ancestors. In this remarkable book, Nigel Nicholson explores evolutionary psychology's central tenets and its implications for business management. His insights into human instinct will intrigue and inform managers seeking to understand why people act the way they do in organisational settings. Evolutionary psychology also explores the dynamics of the human group. Clans on the Savannah Plain, for example, appear to have had no more than 150 members. The message for managers? People are likely to be most effective in small organisational units.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Nigel Nicholson is Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Dean of Research at London Business School. He is a regular commentator on management issues on radio and in print.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Texere Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1587990318
• ISBN 13: 9781587990311
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible